Beaconing Witch is a Korean drama that aired in 2020. It tells the story of Hae Min, a 37-year-old single woman who has never had a boyfriend. She works at a publishing company but dreams of becoming a best-selling novelist. One day, she discovers a magical perfume that makes her irresistible to men. With the help of this perfume, she finally starts dating but realizes that the men are only interested in her because of the perfume, not her true self. As the drama unfolds, Hae Min learns valuable lessons about self-acceptance and the importance of being true to oneself.
As the drama unfolds, Hae Min learns valuable lessons about self-acceptance and the importance of being true to oneself. She realizes that relying on external factors like a perfume to attract others is not the key to finding true love and happiness. Along the way, Hae Min also discovers her talent for writing and begins to pursue her dream of becoming a novelist.
Film Review: Magic Christmas Tree (1964)
After watching The Magic Christmas Tree, I have a question: Did people in the 1960s just hate children? Or was it just the people in the movie industry? Only people that strongly detest kids would make some of the family-oriented movies I’ve been asked to review that came from that era. These are not films that you would let someone watch for enjoyment. No, you make someone sit through a movie like this as a form of punishment.
The Magic Christmas Tree centers on Mark, a child showing all the signs of being a budding sociopath. He goes over to the house of an old lady he believes is a witch, just to prove that he’s brave or something to that effect. Once he gets there, he ends up helping the old lady get her cat out of a tree, and in the process, manages to fall out of the tree and smack his head. Instead of this being his demise, which would have saved me some suffering, this just makes him the movie go from black and white and into color. He also realizes that the old lady is truly a witch, and she, as a way of thanking him for getting her cat out of the tree, gives him a special seed that grows into a magical tree capable of granting him three wishes. However, it doesn’t take long for Mark to use the wishes in destructive ways, forcing him to learn a valuable lesson. (Though, to be fair, I’m not sure if he learned anything and was just saying what people wanted to hear like the little psycho I suspect him of being).
Let me make this clear, you really shouldn’t check out this movie or look it up. It’s not worth the smallest increment of your time unless you really want to watch a film centering on one of the most unlikeable children you’ll have the displeasure of having to watch. Mark is pretty much a selfish brat. Sure, he helps out the old lady with her cat, but mainly because he’s kind of cajoled into it.
Once he has a tree that grants him wishes, he uses his first wish to give him the power to make things do whatever he wants them to for an hour and immediately goes on a rampage causing chaos around his town. Because he wasn’t done showing us what a psychopath he is, he decides to use his next wish to have Santa all to himself for all of Christmas Eve so Santa will give him everything he wants. The kid had no redeeming values that I could discern, so it made me wish someone would chuck the little jerk into a well and keep him down there until he decides to stop being a massive douchenozzle. It is hard to sit through a movie when the main character is as detestable as Mark.
When discussing this movie, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the acting. Or better yet, how much I wish actual acting was involved. To say the entire cast was terrible would be an understatement. Everyone showed the emotional range of marionettes. Almost everyone delivered their lines as if they were completely dead inside and all that was left were empty husks of the people they had once been. If you could fill out the cast with the living dead, I’m sure the end results would be similar.
I doubt a single one of these people had taken any kind of acting or drama classes. If they had, then the person who taught them should be forced to give these people their money back. I would have felt bad for this cast if not for the fact that after a while of suffering through this film, I began to hate these people. I began to hope that they had felt the same level of misery making the film that I felt watching the freaking thing.
This movie was cheaply made and it looked like it. However, luckily, they didn’t try to have fanciful special effects so it looked a touch better than some of the previous films I had to review. It was still liked kind of drab, the story wasn’t interesting, and the whole magic tree (that was sentient and could talk to Mark) was not the most compelling object to center a plot around. There was nothing here that added any entertainment value that would make it worth your time.
The best thing I can say about the film is that its run time was mercifully short, and that’s the only good thing I can say about it as well. Don’t watch it, don’t look directly at it, and pretend like you never heard of the thing. You’re better off that way.
Skip to Christmas Eve night and what do you know? Mark’s horrible parents have done nothing in terms of being ready for Christmas. No gifts and no tree. Dad: I guess we better get a tree. Mom: Honey, I told you get to one last week but I guess you didn’t do it. You guess? You didn’t notice your house was sans tree? These poor kids. Mom, Dad, and Mark’s sister go out so Mark is alone and decides to pay the Christmas tree a visit. The tree might be magic but it’s also less than cordial. Apparently, he has no time for anyone’s shenanigans and just wants this bullshit over with. Mark asks for his first wish, and well, it’s an indication that, were he an actual person, we’d see him profiled on Mindhunter, for sure. His second wish is even worse because it takes him outside and he’s fucking around with other people. Again, Mark is a dick. Everything is now fucked up and no one is going to have a Christmas. Finally, he sees the error of his ways and the tree makes him use his last wish to fix up all the mayhem he caused with the other two. Mark gets all pouty he has to use his last wish that way and all I wanted was for the tree to force himself down Mark’s throat. I won’t tell you how this ends because I really want all of you reading this to actually watch this movie. Subject yourself to it insanity. I’m not taking one for the team here, if I had to suffer, well then, so do you.
Beaconing Witch explores various themes such as self-confidence, love, and the importance of staying true to oneself. It challenges societal norms and expectations by highlighting the dangers of relying on superficial qualities to attract others. The drama also portrays the struggles of a working woman in her late thirties and the societal pressure to be in a relationship. The character of Hae Min is relatable and endearing, and viewers can't help but root for her as she navigates through the ups and downs of dating and pursuing her dream. The drama offers a mix of romance, comedy, and self-discovery, making it an enjoyable and heartwarming watch. Overall, Beaconing Witch is a captivating Korean drama that explores important themes while providing entertainment. It serves as a reminder that true love and happiness can only be achieved by embracing oneself and rejecting societal expectations..
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